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About Gorga Village

Gorga is a mid sized village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 856, made up of 439 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares.

Gorga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Gobindpur
Area (hectares) 103 hectares
Population 856
Male Population 439
Female Population 417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorga compares

By the 2011 count Gorga is the 84th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Gorga

Gorga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gorga as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ghorabandh, Ghoramurga, Gobindpur and Golmara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Gorga

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorga village had a population of 856. That makes it the 84th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents.

Gorga village has 439 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorga has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Gorga covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gorga falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Gorga notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gorga.

Gorga is in Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gorga today is likely to be higher.

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